Drew Robb

Mobile identities are more than just a necessary part of the login process. They facilitate trusted communication and interaction with people and things. Mobile identity management (MIM) provides the identity management and security features that are generally the province of enterprise systems geared toward laptops and PCs.  Here are some of the top trends in […]

Mobile Device management (MDM) is a process and technology that provides the mobile workforce with productivity tools and applications as well as security. MDM provisions mobile devices while protecting assets and data. It manages device inventory and provisioning, taking a device-centric approach in contrast to mobile security and unified endpoint management (UEM), which prefer a […]

Enterprise mobility management (EMM) is all about how users, applications, content management and data security are combined. EMM simplifies device management, configuration, enrollment, distribution of apps and documents, and facilitates collaboration. Here are some of the top trends in EMM market:  1. Cybercrime Surge  Work-from-home (WFH) fundamentally changed enterprise mobility management (EMM). Companies found it difficult […]

The endpoint security has been an area of volatility for some time. Back in the day, antivirus solved the problem. You just performed regular scans for viruses and that was all you needed to be concerned about. But things quickly changed as attack vectors grew in sophistication. And now the list of endpoint threat categories […]

The business world is salivating over the potential of 5G: ultra-reliable and low-latency connectivity within a secure network, which has particular allure for mission-critical applications, such as public safety, transportation fleets, manufacturing, oil and gas, mining, and energy.  These organizations are creating high demand for private 5G networks as they see it as a way […]

5G wireless services and smartphones are being marketed relentlessly. The service offers more bandwidth and a broader feature set that will facilitate improved streaming and a host of other benefits. For companies in particular, enterprise 5G holds huge potential.  Here are some of the top trends in the enterprise 5G market:  See more: The Enterprise […]

Intrusion prevention systems (IPSs) have been with us for some time. Over the decades, the technology has evolved. A big distinction was once made about IPS versus intrusion detection systems (IDSs). These days, both tend to be included within the same product.  IPS, then, relates to software or hardware that offers network security by preventing […]

Firewalls have been an enterprise battleground for many years. Every organization needed them, so it was only natural that vendors would compete over market dominance in the large category.  That has given rise to constant change and innovation on the firewall front and a healthy dose of marketing hype. After the firewall market became saturated, […]

Virtual private networks (VPNs) get a bad rap these days. There are always vendors or articles explaining how they are dated and no longer fit for purpose in the third decade of the new millennium. And yet they persist. VPNs continue to be used by organizations across the world to provide remote workers with secure […]

Cloud access security broker (CASB) applications really started to gather steam in the early 2010s. They were designed to provide cloud and software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications with the security controls and protections organizations were used to with internally run information systems. They needed the same level of auditing, access control, data governance, threat detection and prevention […]